D-Link DP 300U: Excellent fast performance

Reasons for purchasing
We use this D-link in our home and I am very pleased with it. It connects to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network, is very easy to install and provides excellent fast performance all round. The DPU allows our computers on our network to access and share a USB printer and two parallel printers no matter where they are on the network. The DPU is equipped with two IEEE1284 parallel ports also, which is very useful and one USB 2.0 port for handy connections to most printers available on the market today. It seems to be of good quality it's self and very durable.

What it does
This server really does allow easy installation and also it is configured, when you use your internet browsers or a Windows compatible configuration program. Using your internet browsers on a computer connected to your own network, configuration is then made very easy, quickly and straightforward with this useful D-Link print server. With this PS Admin, a Windows based configuration program can also be used to configure the DPU. This D-Link allows you to share one USB enabled printer and two parallel port enabled printers, right across your network. With this DPU, anyone on your network can readily access a shared printer and this is very handy. I go into my network, look for the shared printer, hit print and I can hear the printer going in the other room. Additionally, having a print server helps save energy by eliminating the need for a dedicated computer to be powered on all the time, to host a shared printer and this is a great feature.

Overall Opinion
The little booklet that comes along with this server gives full instructions for XP, the ME instructions, are on the CD ROM. Both were really easy to follow, and were easy for a network novice like me to use. So far I have only used it for my HP Laser Printer, but print jobs have come out very quickly and flawlessly. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this print server at all. An excellent device for everyone. It really is very handy being able to share devices around my home this way. Highly recommended in my opinion and its a good price also.